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| posted on April 24th, 2004 at 08:04 PM |
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Painting and preparing a buggy Body??
Ok i have an old buggy body i want to repaint now it has the normal stress cracks etc in it so what is the best filler to use in these. What is the
correct way to repair these stress cracks. Also what is the best type of paint to use from home with no spray booth. i have a good compreser and a
good gravity feed gun etc to use. And a shed to do it in. Any ideas would be great thanks
Andy
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| posted on April 24th, 2004 at 09:47 PM |
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u gonna pretty up the sacrificial lamb 4 black duck?? May I suggest some masking tape and chewing gum! For the really big holes use newspaper???
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mmmmmmbbbbogggggggin! use a fiberglass one, not wood putty, whilst it looks similar, it's well,,,, different..... hehehehe...
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| posted on April 25th, 2004 at 05:25 AM |
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Hmmm such helpful hints:P but no I am not to worried about the sacrificial lamb for black duck ( not sure if it will be ready anyway) but I have
bought another buggy that I would like to paint before going on the road.
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| posted on April 25th, 2004 at 11:19 AM |
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:thumb .... Ignore my dwibble, I too am curious as to what is best in this situation, will ur std bog do or just crack again.... is there some
magical product? I have a deightful weblike network of cracks on bonnet, I too one day may even consider a big shiny pretty up on baja (last on list
of priorities for festy.. big engine comes first..hehe). I have fixed dings and holes with fiberglass patches (stoopid trees) and the fibreglass
putty (has actual fibres in the mix, holds well and smooths out nicely,, but as to those stress cracks... they seem to come back.... :alien
ohh btw andy.. house paint hold up well....(enamel works a treat...) I know my first car looked gooooodddd.. |
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| posted on April 25th, 2004 at 02:13 PM |
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House paint hmmm that reminds me of a nice old man that once assured me if you put your tin of house paint into a bucket of warm water to keep the
paint warm you get less brush marks and it looks more like a spray job:o I am yet to try it though
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| posted on April 25th, 2004 at 02:40 PM |
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haha andy I was also told by that someone, havent tried it as well 
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| posted on April 25th, 2004 at 03:42 PM |
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:P hmmm I only use stoney cold paint ..... All I need now is someone in brissie area to teach me the finer points of airbrushing and automotive
paint finishes,, I could become a professional car tattooist.... ...
shhh don't tell festybug though... it likes being crusty!
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| posted on April 25th, 2004 at 04:08 PM |
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 for those who wonder why every piccie I post has to b edited,, it's caus
this forum don't like what I post no matter how big or small!!not caus I am completely inkompetunt.... bet it would let me post boobie pics or the
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| posted on April 25th, 2004 at 05:23 PM |
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hey that paint job is super cool I think you should paint me
splitty:thumb
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| posted on April 25th, 2004 at 09:08 PM |
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For Cracks: you need to drill a tiny hole at the end of every crack, this will stop it progressing. You then need to grind the gelcoat from the crack
and repair with new gelcoat.
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| posted on April 25th, 2004 at 10:17 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Andy42
hey that paint job is super cool I think you should paint me
splitty:thumb
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hehehehehehe..... you may regret posting that!
thanx craig,,, man my bonnet is gonna look like a colander, no wonder I got it 4 free! :P |
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| posted on April 26th, 2004 at 08:22 AM |
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Hijack damage control:
So paint hey? Andy wants to know what sort of paint (other than house)... |
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| posted on April 26th, 2004 at 12:41 PM |
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posted by $2.63 homebrand baja
Hijack damage control:
So paint hey? Andy wants to know what sort of paint (other than house)...
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Ahhh thats ok they all keep me amused but I think I will just paint it in acrylic and try to do the best I can with the cracks but I can not be
bothered drilling all them and grinding out the gel coat as there would be No buggy left:thumb
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| posted on April 26th, 2004 at 04:07 PM |
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You will have to grind those stress cracks right out or they will come back. Then you need to look at what caused them and rectify that problem. The
speedster has a layer of coremat ? glassed into the inner top of the wheelwell to absorb some impact and to stop crazing on the paint side from road
debris. Bring on the itchies......have fun:P
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| posted on April 26th, 2004 at 04:17 PM |
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So your going to give MR930'S old long wheelbase manx a paintjob hey isn,t funny that the car only left Beenliegh to go to Marks place in NSW not
long ago and now its back.
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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| posted on April 26th, 2004 at 05:43 PM |
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Yep going to give it a bit of a pretty up. Have it just over half sanded already which has been no meen feat seeing as it is painted in hammertone and
that shit is hard to sand of again. Seems as if the buggy is destined to stay in QLD
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| posted on April 27th, 2004 at 12:34 AM |
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I am at the stage of doing a long wheel base my self .the fiberglass is no problem I can do that .I have added a extra layer under my body ,and over
the joints to add strenth .I ground the paint off under the body first .mine has had some very dogy repair in the past ,so I cut them out and will
start fresh .
I would like to ask is it ok do do paint in acrylic over fiberglass I will putty and prime it ?? seagull
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